We can't afford to leave Afghanistan to the Taliban and the terrorists. — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
The Afghan government is as corrupt as a prostitute with a law degree. — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
We should have completed the fight in Afghanistan instead of starting a new war in Iraq. — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
The United States has a lot of influence in a country like Afghanistan, but it also has influence throughout the Middle East. — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
God told me to smite Osama bin Laden, so I invaded Afghanistan. Then He told me to smite Saddam Hussein, so I… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
You thought the war in Afghanistan was OK. You know, I mean, you thought that was something worth doing. We didn't check… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
Geraldo Rivera says Osama bin Laden is hiding out in Pakistan ... which means the most hated man in Afghanistan is now… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
As I found while leading special operations forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, if the problem is interconnected, your organization must be, as… — Chris Fussell Copy Share Image
“When you’re as small as I am, people don’t expect you to be much of an athlete. You either wilt under the… — Daniel Rodriguez Copy Share Image
According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahadeen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Poetry is a popular genre in Afghanistan. If you turned on the radio, there would be a poetry program that would be… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share Image
Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
Those organisations, al-Qaeda being the first one, have all settled in areas full of mining and oil resources or in geostrategic zones.… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
We must be honest in acknowledging that neither Germany nor the US has the luxury of assuming that we can skate by… — Susan Rice Copy Share Image
A few weeks after the planes hit the World Trade Center, I applied for a direct commission in the U.S. Army Reserve… — Cal Cunningham Copy Share Image
While researching 'Horse Soldiers,' I conducted over 100 interviews in the U.S. and in Afghanistan, and in Afghanistan, I walked and studied… — Doug Stanton Copy Share Image
At least, it is encouraging to me that President [Barack] Obama has put Afghanistan front and center in this broader so-called War… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The problem with the United States is that it is making an increased use of drones/Predators [which are] particularly prominently used now… — Philip Alston Copy Share Image
NATO has been supporting Haj pilgrimage for those Afghans who wish to go to Saudi Arabia. The Alliance has played a role… — James Appathurai Copy Share Image
This is total war. We are fighting a variety of enemies. There are lots of them out there. All this talk about… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
“The USA and Unocal were essentially faced with a simple question in Afghanistan. Was it preferable to rely on Pakistan and Saudi… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
“The first Embassy to Afghanistan by a western power left the Company's Delhi Residency on 13 October 1808, with the Ambassador accompanied… — William Dalrymple Copy Share Image
We have a strong military deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. In countries like Syria, we need a diplomatic breakthrough to end the… — Paolo Gentiloni Copy Share Image
What is common among all of these groups [Taliban, Islamic State etc.] is the intent to destroy. The majority of terrorists who… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
OK, so $1 trillion is what it costs to run the federal government for one year. So this money's going to run… — Susan Davis Copy Share Image
we ought to realize by now (see Korea, see Vietnam, see Afghanistan, see Iraq, see Iran) that deploying the US military, or… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
We [Afghanistan] are constantly dealing with situations in which we must ensure that provinces or major cities do not fall into enemy… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
Gains achieved at great cost against our enemy in Afghanistan are reversible. — Jim Mattis Copy Share Image
It is very clear that the people in Afghanistan do not want the Taliban back. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
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